Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-12
NORTH CAROLINA.
MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD OF
PHARMACY CALLED.
The distribution OF Fish-A Big Fire in
Rowan CONFEDERATION
Army Jubilee.
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RALErGH. n. c., October IA
meeting of the Board Of Pharmacy is
called TO be held next Wednesday
for the examination of applicants for
license as pharmacists.
+. NJ. Robinson, of the United states
Fish Commission, arrived here to-day
with several thousand carp for this sec
ton. lie has ten thousand trout for
distribution in the waters west OF the
Blue Ridge.
Plaster 4. Lipe's large planing-miis,
in Rowan county. have been burned,
together with a furniture factory and
plaung-mill. Loss, 5000; no lnsu-
rance.
. Salvation Army people gathered from
all parts Of the State ut Nowbene to-
day, and tonight began a grand
jubilee meeting, which will continue
until Saturday.
At Goldsboro' today q committee OF
businessmen OF Newberne met the
president of the Wilmington. Onslow
and East Carolina railway and citizens
of Wilmington, and discussed tho
roughly the project Of extending that
road from Wilmington to Newberne.
General W. Ct. Lewis. State Engi-
nocr, Is here. He is at work now on
the survey OF bali million acres Of
land which belong to the Educational
Board. u is swamp-laud in Hyde,
Iylrcll, and Dare counties. \ force Of
cightyconUcts is now employed making
q road through some Of these lands IN
Hyde county. The work on this is
well done, General Lewis says, and 1t is
q permanent and important Improve
ment. The raius last summer were the
heaviest ever known, yet did no dam
agc to the new road, 50 carefully was
the road-bed prepared and SO thorough
tie drainage. The surveying corps III
Dare is DOW sixty miles from the con
Wet force.
The State Alliance of the Farmers
Alliance was formCd at Rockingham,
Richmond county, to-day, delegates
being present from each local alliance
in the State. G. W McKune, one Of
The chief officers Of the national ALI
GncC, was present
The Grand Division, Sons Of Tempe
rance. met at Statesville to-day in an
nual session.
Governor Scalcs's health has inn
proved somewhat. He expects to 20
10 Reidsville in a day or two on bu5i-
ness matters.
Colonel l.. /. Polk, editor Of the
Pgogr,syirc FdTmcr, has gone to
Shreveport, La, TO attend the National
Farmers Alliance
his State has q very good exhibit at
| the Piedmont Exposition at Atlanta
The Commissioned Agriculture hopes
to be able to spend few days there.
Ilcattendau'eof the North CarOlmians
ncyt week viii be quite large.
Ashcyillc expects 10000 visitors next
week 10 meet the President. The rail
US have put cent-a-mile rltesin force
Giphthera has abated in most see
aons Of the State, but is still prevalent
IN a fatal form in the Seaboard section
Many deaths are reported. The gene
raj health Of the State has greatly in
proved this month The weather is
excessively warm and dry aud very try
| inc.
There are to-day 103 students al
Wakc-Forcst College, and 200 are con
fdontly counted on in the next thirty
days.
4 family Of female giant, is reported
in the northern part Of Durham county
One girl is SIX feet five inches high
and can throw o sack OF salt upon he
shoulder and walk off with it with al
ease my man might envy.